Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-17
A VOLCANO
SAID To HAVE APPEARED DOWN IN LIN
COLIN COUNTY
The Top Of a Mountain is Bl2wT OF, add Clouds
Of Steam Issue Fra the
Crater.

where in the mountainous Id Sparsaly set
tied regions of Lincoln county. The gc-
port travelled Earand wide, but 10 eXpIana-
ton was ever offered or cause assigned for
the disturbance, and it was dropped from
the public mind This weeks Hunting
ton Commcrria', published Saturday, It.
wives the matter, printing IN article Of It
every important il true" natur" 1t
says
\ reliable gentleman from Lincoln
county recently informed George +. Mil
Ter, Jr.. Of the firs, National Hauk "a th:,
city, that short time ago 4 mast rcmI X
able occurrence happened III his ncl@hbor.
hood, on Biz ely Creck-onr that created
great excitement and fear among the pco.
pie, many oi whom believed thcworid w,
coming II an end. Il appears that some
time during In" might " terrific report WIS
hcarui---onc louder thN before hal H.
sailed the tympanum at the ears of IN,
few who live in this >pa>a'iy settled
neighborho0d, and which Was followed
by II quakin% ct the earth that
WAS tclt tor miles around. Tao hearts 1T
the Thoroughly frightened people beat TIT
tOOS on their ribs until daylight appeared,
when they proceeded to investigate tine
matter. Their efforts at wy.yCiiin% the
my Stcry were AT the time uua'a'lu". ana
81 they finally determined that they mai
been visited by an cmnhqaIi,c. The LIN
coin Ci'i.R, published at the count seat,
probably twenty miles away, III the issue
following the mysterious occurrence,
stated that M earthquake shock hal been
felt there the sun" date rs the report on
Big Ugiy. Thus the matter rested until
about ten DAYS ago, when some men who
were Heating logs down BY tgiy, came
onto IN obstruction "f ~ SINAI! mag
nitude. The creek WAS completely filled,
for Il long distance, with hugh pieces OF
rock. newly separated. The men Wcr"
satisfied that this rock had come rom the
top Of 4 mountain mt hand, rs WAS rli-
dcnccd by the appearance oi the mountain
side. but neither ii the them would Vcn-
turr Ia the summit to investigate the con
dition of affairs there, but assembled to the
crest al IN adioiEiu" mountain, from
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will sur.iy next follow, No one nad ven
frrr.I f., Inc or.ripr un ia orr LAST report,
and We auvim,lsly await !,rthrr ialouua-
tioo."
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drawer. No Sims of any III the mrltcl
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